Exploring the power to change

Ann Le Mare

ISBN 10: 3843379947 / ISBN 13: 9783843379946

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2010, 2010

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -There is a growing interest in the practices and out comes of Fair Trade, a form of alternative trading based on long term partnerships, a fair wage/price and a commitment to capacity building. This book is based on research in Bangladesh on the handicraft industry, where Bangladeshi Fair Trade businesses sell to Fair Trade buyers in the UK. The book reviews the philosophy and institutional practices of Fair Trade enterprises, and then analyses the developmental impact of Fair Trade production on the individual artisans and their families. The analysis highlights practices that have a beneficial affect on social and economic development, and includes ideas for policy and practice for both Southern and Northern enterprises involved in Fair Trade. The book will be of interest to staff and practitioners in Fair Trade organizations, to consumers and activists, to development professionals, and to academics engaged in issues of equality, poverty and social justice. 320 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring the power to change
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3843379947
• ISBN 13: 9783843379946
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 20D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 495 grams

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Synopsis

There is a growing interest in the practices and out comes of Fair Trade, a form of alternative trading based on long term partnerships, a fair wage/price and a commitment to capacity building. This book is based on research in Bangladesh on the handicraft industry, where Bangladeshi Fair Trade businesses sell to Fair Trade buyers in the UK. The book reviews the philosophy and institutional practices of Fair Trade enterprises, and then analyses the developmental impact of Fair Trade production on the individual artisans and their families. The analysis highlights practices that have a beneficial affect on social and economic development, and includes ideas for policy and practice for both Southern and Northern enterprises involved in Fair Trade. The book will be of interest to staff and practitioners in Fair Trade organizations, to consumers and activists, to development professionals, and to academics engaged in issues of equality, poverty and social justice.

About the Author

Ann Le Mare, MSc (Open), PhD (Durham), research interests include development policy and practice, alternative trades, and gender. Lecturer in Human Geography at Durham University, and Associate Lecturer (MSc Development Management) at the Open University. Winner of the Michael Young Prize 2010 for her research on Fair Trade.